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Ambiguous Intelligence: Roundtable on the Impact of AI in Academic Libraries

  • 1.  Ambiguous Intelligence: Roundtable on the Impact of AI in Academic Libraries

    Posted Apr 11, 2025 12:57 PM
    Edited by Eric Cruze Apr 11, 2025 01:02 PM

    We are pleased to present Ambiguous Intelligence: Roundtable on the Impact of AI in Academic Libraries, a virtual event of short presentations and panel discussion presented by ACRL NEC's Electronic Resources and Information Technology Special Interest Groups.  Presenters and participants will explore the current and future impact of artificial intelligence on academic libraries.

    Event Date

    The event date is Friday, April 25 from 10am - 11:30am EDT

    Presenters

    Sandy Hervieux
    Head Librarian, Nahum Gelber Law Library, McGill University, Canada

    Amanda Wheatley
    Outreach & Engagement Coordinator, Humanities & Social Sciences Library,
    McGill University, Canada

    Sandy Hervieux and Amanda Wheatley will be presenting on AI Literacy. They are the co-editors of the book The Rise of AI: Implications and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Academic Libraries. In addition, they recently published the white paper Building an AI Literacy Framework: Perspectives from Instruction Librarians and Current Information Literacy Tools. 

    Jane Stimpson
    Library Instruction and Educational Technology Consultant, Massachusetts Library System

    Jane Stimpson will be presenting on the integration of AI assistants into vendor databases. Jane has extensive experience with instruction, reference, and educational technology, and hosts the monthly community chat The AI Hour

    Aaron Tay
    Head, Data Services, Singapore Management University, Singapore

    Aaron Tay will be presenting on AI's impact on academic search. Aaron writes the highly-regarded blog Musings about Librarianship, and has done extensive research into AI, large language models, and discovery. 

    Please attend!

    Registration

    https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DFg8-kwfRXuJPT83PBK8Tg#/registration


    Eric Cruze
    Program Head for Access Services & Libraries' Learning Spaces
    MIT Libraries
    e_cruze@mit.edu



  • 2.  RE: Ambiguous Intelligence: Roundtable on the Impact of AI in Academic Libraries

    Posted Apr 11, 2025 03:53 PM
    Thank you for posting about this event! Looks like a great opportunity to learn more about impact and applications of AI in academic libraries in AI literacy, AI assistants in vendor databases, and AI's impact on academic search.

    Appreciate you sharing this with the group.

    ~Ginny



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